Author: Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee

The Ward 19 Democratic Committee, at its the July 6, 2015 meeting, voted to support the We The People Act, and to commit to activities to further passage of the act.

The We the People Act is a joint resolution pending in the Massachusetts legislature, introduced by Sen. James Eldridge and Rep. Cory Atkins, that does two things:

First, it calls on Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution asserting that

the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons, i.e. human individuals, only and

Congress and the states shall place limits on political contributions and expenditures to ensure that all citizens have access to the political process, and the spending of money to influence elections is not protected free speech under the First Amendment

Second, if Congress fails to propose such an amendment within six months, the We the People Act puts Massachusetts on record calling for a convention of the states for the purpose of proposing the amendment.